Young Ones Student Awards 2021 announces winning schools, students

9 Jun 2021

The One Club for Creativity's Young Ones Student Awards for 2021 have announced the winning schools and students from across the globe, with Brigham Young University Provo named School of the Year.

The Young Ones Student Awards showcases advertising, digital communication and design students. The programme offers three separate awards: Young Ones ADC Student Awards offering students the chance to earn an ADC Cube by competing in the same disciplines and categories as the ADC Annual Awards; Young Ones Brief competition, which tasks a team of college students with creating client work with the chance to earn a One Show Pencil; and Young Ones Portfolio competition, where students submit 6-15 pieces of their work and have it judged by industry professionals.

A complete showcase of all Young Ones winners can be viewed here.

Young Ones Student Awards 2021 announces winning schools, students

Top winners this year include the following:

Young Ones ADC Student Awards 2021 winners (22 Gold, 23 Silver, 36 Bronze, 111 Merit):

This year’s Young Ones ADC Student Awards Gold Cube winners are:

Berghs School of Communication Stockholm for “Leitzel Stretch” in Typography: Typefaces / Font Systems
Brigham Young University Provo “The Hands that Feed You” for Carhartt in Advertising: Television / Film / Online Video
Brigham Young University Provo “The Hands that Feed You” for Carhartt in Motion / Film Craft: Cinematography
Brigham Young University Provo “Life's Journey” for Ford in Advertising: Craft - Art Direction
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Never Again” for Mario Dahl in Advertising: Television / Film / Online Video
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “The Red Button” for Kneipp in Advertising: Craft in Video / Audio: Sound
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Revived” for Duracell in Advertising: Television / Film / Online Video
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Revived” for Duracell in Motion / Film Craft: Cinematography
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Revived” for Duracell in Motion / Film Craft: Direction
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Revived” for Duracell in Motion / Film Craft: Editing
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg “Revived” for Duracell in Advertising: Craft - Art Direction
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Baltimore for “Her Street” in Advertising: Out of Home - Print / Electronic Billboard & Transit
Miami Ad School Mexico with Miami Ad School Mumbai for “Her Street” in Advertising: Out of Home - Print / Electronic Billboard & Transit
Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT) New Taipei City ““Tambu telescopic ambulance” for Kenda Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd. in Product Design: Durable Goods
National Institute of Design Haryana, Kurukshetra (India) for “Hope” in Packaging Design: Single Product
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei for “NIDUS - Barney's Egg” in Motion / Film Craft: Animation
New York University New York “Halley's Comet” for Scientific American Magazine in Motion / Film Craft: Direction
School of Visual Arts BFA Computer Art New York for “Mirage” in Motion / Film Craft: Special Effects
School of Visual Arts BFA Computer Art New York for “Signal Lingers” in Motion / Film Craft: Animation
University of Television and Film Munich “Just Live” for Levi’s in Motion / Film Craft: Documentary
University of Television and Film Munich “Just throw it away? (Einfach Wegwerfen?)” for iFixit in Advertising: Television / Film / Online Video

Young Ones Brief 2021 winners (13 Gold, 22 Silver, 24 Bronze, 68 Merit):

This year’s Young Ones Brief Gold Pencil winners are:

Accademia di Comunicazione Milan “Ikea Small Business” in Open Brief, Open Business - Generic
ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena “True Crime Tours” for Spotify - Experiential
Berghs School of Communication Stockholm “Daily Drive 93.5 FM” for Spotify - Experiential
Berghs School of Communication Stockholm “Eat Your Words” for Burger King - Mobile
Brigham Young University Provo “Dump Radio” for Spotify - Video / Film
Chicago Portfolio School Chicago “The Bud Band” for Budweiser - Experiential
Chicago Portfolio School Chicago “The Bud Band” for Budweiser - Digital / Online
Fashion Institute of Technology New York “Grand Theft Audio” for Spotify - Digital / Online
Miami Ad School Madrid “Drink To Wear” for Budweiser - Integrated
Miami Ad School Madrid “The Empathic Keyboard” for WhatsApp - Mobile
School of Visual Arts New York “DeTours” for Spotify - Experiential
Westerdals Oslo “The Beer Harmony” for Budweiser - Experiential
Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam “In Touch With Your Emotions” for WhatsApp - Video / Film

Young Ones 2021 Portfolio winners:

Anjali Nair, Maryland Institute College of Art / Baltimore in Graphic Design
Asher Huskinson, Brigham Young University Provo in Film / Television / Video
Caleb Blackhurst, Brigham Young University Provo in Film / Television / Video
Derek Steele, Brigham Young University Provo in Film / Television / Video
Eugene Hyun, ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena in Film / Television / Video
Fran Pascual (He/Him), Miami Ad School Madrid in Advertising
Grace Park, ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena in Illustration
Harrison Brownell, Brigham Young University Provo in Animation & Visual Effects
Jannik Stegen, Hochschule Darmstadt and UPV Valencia in Illustration
Jiatong Liu, Kingston University London in Illustration
Joseph Nugent, Brigham Young University Provo I Advertising
Josh Lee, Brigham Young University Provo in Film / Television / Video
Karlotta Freier, School of Visual Arts New York City in Illustration
Kenneth Kuh, ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena in Graphic Design
Liv Johnston, Brigham Young University Provo in Advertising
Luyao (Loulou) Yan, School of Visual Arts New York in Illustration
Matt Lupo, Ringling College of Art + Design Sarasota in Animation & Visual Effects
Phoebe Hsu, ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena in Graphic Design
Rebekah Baker, Brigham Young University Provo in Film / Television / Video
Sanika Phawde, School of Visual Arts New York City in Illustration
Seine Kongruangkit, Miami Ad School Berlin in Advertising
Shantanu Sharma, School of Visual Arts New York in Graphic Design
Shirlin Chia Ling Kao, School of Visual Arts New York in Illustration
Tara Anand, School of Visual Arts New York in Illustration
Tyler Richardson, Brigham Young University Provo in Advertising
Victoria Englund, Berghs School of Communication Stockholm in Graphic Design
Yoikvy Jin, School of Visual Arts New York in Illustration
Yuanyuan Zhou, Maryland Institute College of Art / Baltimore in Illustration
Yuewei Shi, School of Visual Arts New York in Illustration
Zheng Jian, School of Visual Arts New York in Graphic Design

The awards presentation concluded with Brigham Young University Provo being crowned Young Ones 2021 School of the Year, based on cumulative points for all awards won by a school in this year’s competition.

The Young Ones Education Festival is celebrated annually during The One Club’s Creative Week with the goal of inspiring and nurturing the next generation of advertising professionals. Events during the festival present an invaluable opportunity for college students and graduating seniors to network with top agency professionals, receive feedback on their portfolios, experience the industry's best work and more.

This year’s Young Ones programme was made possible in part from support by Young Ones 2021 Brief sponsors Budweiser, Burger King, Spotify, WhatsApp and Wrigley’s.